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Unusual Jobs: Deveney and White Headstones

It’s a purchase you never think about until you must. At Deveney and White in Dorchester, there is nothing sad about the art of making cemetery headstones. Instead, it’s an opportunity to create an enduring monument honoring the life of a cherished loved one.

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Updated: 7:40 PM EDT May 2, 2017

Unusual Jobs: Deveney and White Headstones

It’s a purchase you never think about until you must. At Deveney and White in Dorchester, there is nothing sad about the art of making cemetery headstones. Instead, it’s an opportunity to create an enduring monument honoring the life of a cherished loved one.

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WEBVTT J.C.: IF YOU GO INTO THE JOHNNYCUPCAKES SHOP HUNGRY YOU WILLLEAVE HUNGRY.IT IS A BAKERY THAT DOES NOTSELL PASTRY.ANTHONY: INSIDE A FAMILYBUSINESS THAT SELLS PRODUCTSMEANT TO LAST FOREVER.IT IS A PURCHASE YOU NEVER THINKABOUT UNTIL YOU MUST.THERE IS NOTHING SAD ABOUT THEART OF MAKING CEMETERYHEADSTONES.INSTEAD IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TOCREATE AN ENDURING MONUMENTHONORING THE LIFE OF A LOVEDONE.>> WE HAVE BEEN HERE NOW OVER 70YEARS AT THE SAME LOCATION.WHEN WE OPENED IT WAS A CHICKENCOOP THAT THEY HAD PUT UP.THERE WAS A DIRT ROAD, THERE WASNOT THE TRAFFIC YOU HAVE TODAY.IT IS QUITE A LEGACY, FORGENERATIONS.ANTHONY: OVER THOSE FOUGENERATIONS A MUST NOTHING HASCHANGED IN THE PROCESS.HER DAD STILL DRAWS THE ARTWORKBY HAND TO BE METICULOUSLYCARVED INTO GRANITE.THAT IS DONE IN VERMONT ON STONECHISEL BY THE ROCK OF AGESQUARRY.>> WE FIND IT IS DRAWN BY HANDAND SEND BUSTED BY HAND, IT ISSOMETHING THAT IS TIMELESS THATLASTS FOREVER.I CAN GO INTO THE CEMETERIES ANDPICK OUT STONES THAT MYANCESTORS MADE AND THAT IS THEPRIDE THAT I TAKEN THE WORKBECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING THAT ISGOING TO BE HERE FOREVER.ANTHONY: DEVONY A WHITE HASINSCRIBED JUST ABOUT EVERYTHINGINTO GRANITE.THE LOGOS OF ALL FOR BOSTONSPORTS TEAMS, DISNEY CHARACTERSINDICATING A DEPARTURE FAR TOOEARLY.THEY HAVE DONE IMPRESSIVELARGE-SCALE INSTALLATIONS, AFIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL PARKHONORING FOLLOWING -- FALLENHEROES.THEY HAVE A NATIONAL REPETITIONFOR THEIR STUNNINGLY CRAFTED,FREESTANDING CELTIC CROSSES.>> THAT WHOLE CELTIC CROSSES ONEPIECE, IT IS CUT FROM ONE BLOCKOF GRANITE.THE DETAIL YOU SEE ON THAT WITHTHE SANDBLASTING AND THE HANDTOOLING IS SPECTACULAR.ANTHONY: AS DORCHESTER'SDEMOGRAPHICS HAVE CHANGED, THEYADDED ARTISTS FLOCKED IN CHINESEAND VIETNAMESE.NO MATTER WHAT THE LANGUAGE ORCULTURE, CRESSMAN SHIPS ANDCOMPASSION REMAINED THEIR MOSTIMPORTANT CALLING CARD.>> WHEN I GOT HERE I WAS NERVOUS, THEY WILL SAY, DID NOT KNOWWHAT TO DO.WE ESTIMATE IT EASIER FOR ME ANDTHAT IS THE SATISFACTION WE TAKEFROM IT.YOU ARE PROVIDING A SERVICE FOR

Unusual Jobs: Deveney and White Headstones

It’s a purchase you never think about until you must. At Deveney and White in Dorchester, there is nothing sad about the art of making cemetery headstones. Instead, it’s an opportunity to create an enduring monument honoring the life of a cherished loved one.

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